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Individualised patient education as supportive lung infection protective technique among patients with acute leukaemia

Patient education as a complementary non-pharmacological intervention towards hospital acquired lung infection among patients with acute myeloid leukaemia and chemotherapy induced neutropenia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN36674014
Enrollment
100
Registered
2010-05-18
Start date
2008-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)

Interventions

Patient education and training to perform self-measurement of lung capacity and mechanical lung traning with Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP). Patients are included when diagnosed with AML and che

Sponsors

Lundbeck Foundation (Denmark)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients (>18 years) with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) and Myelodysplatic Syndrome demanding intensive intravenous chemotherapy and diagnosed at the Copenhagen University Hospitales Rigshospitalet and Herlev Hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. non-Danish speaking 2. Psychotic patients 3. Patients requiring care in Intensive Care Units (ICUs)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Incidence of X-ray verified lung infiltrates during the 3 month follow up period 2. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) as predictive diagnostic tool for pneumonia—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Quality of Life (QOL) - EORTC-QLQ-C30 2. SF36 short form 3. Hospital Anxiety Depression (HAD) 4. Self-efficacy 5. Coping - Mini Mental Adjustment to Cancer (Mini-MAC) Above outcomes measured at baseline and at 3 month follow up 6. Qualitative findings derived from semi-structured interviews conducted at the end of 3 month follow up.—

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026